Friday afternoon, September 8th, New Mexico’s left fringe governor issued Executive Order 2023-130 Declaring State of Public Health Emergency Due To Gun Violence. With this order, she banned the carrying firearms in public, both open carry and licensed concealed carry in Albuquerque as well as the rest of Bernalillo County. This, along with some other new state level controls, will be in effect for 30 days, at which point she will decide if it will be renewed.
While it is painfully obvious this order is completely unwarranted and unconstitutional, the governor issued it anyway. The governor admitted in her press conference that she expects to be sued over this and did not expect criminals will follow this order, “but this sends a message”.
The governor said gun owners still would be able to transport guns to private locations such as a gun range or gun store if the firearm is in a container or has a trigger lock or mechanism making it impossible to discharge. The state police would be responsible for enforcing what amount to civil violations and carry a fine of up to $5,000.
The executive order, which itself is full of inaccuracies, sneaks in another gun-control priority as well. It orders monthly inspections of firearms dealers to ensure compliance with gun laws, something the State of New Mexico has never had legal authority to do before. Authorizing monthly inspections is a step towards state licensing and regulation of firearms dealers.
As justification for this massive overreach of state executive authority, the governor sited the deaths of three children, two in Albuquerque and one in three counties away over a three-month period. The two local shootings were from an apparent road range incident where arrests have been made and the other an apparent targeted drive by shooting. Two of the three were committed by underage shooters who are already prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms. At least one was a confirmed gang shooting.
The purposeful timing of a Friday afternoon meant there would be no chance of getting a court injunction against the order before Monday. As of today, at least two lawsuits have already been filed against this order.
Keep in mind this is the same governor who in 2020 criticized the Trump administration for sending federal law enforcement officers to assist the overwhelmed Albuquerque police with crime and violence. “If the Trump administration wishes to antagonize New Mexicans and Americans with authoritarian, unnecessary and unaccountable military-style ‘crackdowns,’ they have no business whatsoever in New Mexico.” Ironic isn’t it?
Republicans in the New Mexico legislature are already attempting to file articles of impeachment against the governor. However, with the Roundhouse firmly dominated by Democrats in a super-majority, the chances of this being successful is somewhere between none and nil. Current state law does not allow the governor to be recalled and unsurprisingly, bills to permit this have failed in previous legislative sessions.
The District Attorney and Police Chief of Albuquerque, both Democrat appointees, have publicly stated they will not enforce this unconstitutional order. The Democrat Sheriff of Bernalillo County stated “I have reservations regarding this order.” A growing number of other Democrats and left-wing talking heads have also publicly criticized the overreach of this order.
Of course, there is absolutely zero logic behind this. Disarming the law-abiding residents of an entire county while in public, while acknowledging the criminals, who are already breaking the law by carrying firearms will not, only disarms their intended victims and makes it easier and safer (for the criminals) to commit their crimes. The real answer has always been enforcing the laws already on the books and holding those who break them responsible for their own actions.
When you’re looking at this action, keep in mind using a public health emergency to address so-called “gun violence” through radical gun-control measures has been discussed since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.
This was not done in a vacuum. It was absolutely done in coordination with the extreme left coast gun-control organization, the Democrat party, and the current administration. This is nothing more than a litmus test to see if public health emergencies can be used to do an end run around the United States Supreme Court’s rulings against unconstitutional gun control laws.
The off-the-left California governor is using a proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to supersede the Second Amendment and implement massive nationwide gun-control as part of his yet-to-be-announced 2024 presidential run. It is a bold and outrageous proposal full of lies made to entice gun-control advocates and falsely placate Second Amendment advocates.
You have to wonder if the New Mexico governor is also planning on using this as a steppingstone for her own political motives, such as a Vice President or senate run, a cabinet position or US ambassador posting with the next administration, something she missed out on due to her own scandals with the current administration.
If you look at the bigger picture of gun-control, this is a logical step. It’s no accident that criminal laws have been loosened, no-bail laws passed, soft on criminal prosecutors have been elected, lawbreakers not arrested or prosecuted, police departments defunded, convicted criminals let out of prisons and prisons closed. The result has been uncontrolled crime sprees and violence that have cost lives and livelihoods, and made city streets unsafe for anyone who dares to brave them. At some point, some bold action must be taken before the people figure out these policies are what is getting them killed.
Guess what the bold action is? Blaming the law-abiding citizen and their firearms.
The good news is Albuquerque/Bernalillo County residents are stepping up. As I write this they are rallying and coordinating to stop this in its tracks.
This isn’t just about the rights in one city or county, it’s about the rights of the entire nation.
This isn’t just about one extremist gun-control politician, it’s about all the gun-control politicians.
This isn’t about the ability to protect yourself from crime and violence in one city, it’s about the ability of every American to be able to protect themselves from crime and violence at home AND in public in EVERY city.
One last note. Watch what is going on here carefully. While some may be against THIS unconstitutional gun-control measure, it doesn’t mean they aren’t 100% willing to replace it with another unconstitutional one.
Bob
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